10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2022

The exploration of triads within the avifauna of Trinidad and Tobago has taken me through various families and species groups on this blog. This Cocoa Woodcreeper was hunting for a meal around a fallen tree and thankfully was eye level long enough for me to get a decent photo showing off its enchanting facial patterns.

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Woodpeckers Trinidad South America Hunting 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Though I traveled to NYC this weekend, Ivy and I nailed down our best bird before I left; a Short-eared Owl has been hunting at a local park not 10 minutes from our house, which makes for the easiest owl sighting we’ve snagged in a long time! If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2014

I’m not going to rehash that war here, seeing as how it is a bird blog and not one about foreign policy, but it is perhaps appropriate to note the maelstrom of violence that has been pretty much ongoing since the neocons went in to make everything better. Unsustainable hunting leads to extinction. she’s Texan.

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Rhinos Hunting New Zealand Science 198

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2011

Surely the hunters who come onto 10,000 Birds to talk about what great conservationists hunters are will agree that lead ammunition should not be used to hunt? Why, then, is lead still used to hunt? And why do hunting organizations largely line up against banning lead ammunition for hunting?

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Hunters Hunting Turkey Laws 145

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2015

I was there for awhile on Friday afternoon and, as usual, enjoyed my time there, mostly because of a single amazingly cooperative Yellow-crowned Night-Heron that was so intent on hunting fiddler crabs that it essentially ignored both me and my digiscoping rig, at times only five meters from where the bird foraged.

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New York City New York Hunting Sparrows 252

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Very early in the year, I wrote a post on this blog about what I thought was a strong contender for BOTY (Bird of the Year) here in Trinidad & Tobago. I observed the Sungrebe as it methodically hunted along the boundary of this floating mass of vegetation until the sun rose high enough in the sky to drive it into the shade.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2015

They are a graceful tern and Corey appreciated watching it hunt, feed, and fly over the marshes. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was his first Gull-billed Tern of the year at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. How about you?

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2015 Jamaica Hunting Birds 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2022

It is reasonable to assume that you – you reader of this blog – howevermuch you may have interest in the starnose mole, the common octopus, and other of Higgins’ zoological examples — you like birds best of all. Now, we know that owl hearing is extraordinarily acute, able to perceive the faintest rustlings of a vole under heavy snow.

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Humane New York Owls Hunting 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Originally a hunting term, the Big Five were the most dangerous and prized targets of the great white hunters on safari. This blog post will discuss both the Big and Little members of these quintuplets. However it is now one of the world’s rarest animals after decades of relentless hunting and poaching.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 20, 2013

He was very pleased to see his first ever Rough-legged Hawk in Queens, a dark-morph bird hunting over the old landfill. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. That’s his third new bird in Queens in less than a month! How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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St. Louis 2013 United States Arizona 201

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2019

Imagine that… a successful snipe hunt. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. The question is rarely whether someone enjoys an August weekend but rather how much. Share the details! Ivy and I tracked down her first Wilson’s Snipe this weekend. How about you?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2013

And also make sure to click on over to his own blog for more great images!) They have their own unique hunting technique – they”dip” their heads in the water and walk on the bottom of streams, using their tail and wings to get downward pressure and even “swim” underwater.

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Switzerland New York City 2000 Seals 218

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2011

Will hunting conservationists cross the aisle to a party where conservationists actually exist?

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Hunters Hunting Rights 145

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2012

Fortunately, cooler heads (and the threat of being hunted down by angry Austrians) prevailed and instead I just looked at Great Crested Grebes , Black-crowned Night-Herons , Eurasian Coots , and other birds. That the trip was free and fun was great but it did not influence this blog post.

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Hungary 2013 Game Groups 247

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2020

In fact, the very first post I wrote for this blog centered around the search for a particular shorebird. Last weekend I wasn’t on the hunt for any species in particular though. Their mysterious nature piqued my interest and it’s never waned since.

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Trinidad South America Blackbirds Game 244

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2014

Get to my early morning birding destination while it was still dark, sit in the car with the radio on to prevent the inadvertent identification of a run-of-the-mill bird by voice, and wait for a Short-eared Owl to fly past on the hunt. And, you know, it’s been at least a couple of days since we ran a blog post with a Snowy Owl in it.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

John from A DC Birding Blog , and Patrick from The Hawk Owl’s Nest at Jamaica Bay at 8 AM Saturday morning for some birding. Tree Swallows squabbled and hunted in the air overhead and spent time examining the numerous nest boxes erected for them. Why does this matter? Needless to say, I was a bit groggy when I met up with them.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

who can be found regularly at the bird and wildlife blog Birdland West. The result is the same though — loose Flicker and plenty of fun hunting him down. Alex Washoe is a freelance writer and bookseller in Seattle, WA. Last time, Alex asked us to Consider the Chickadee. I dare you not to duck when that happens!

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Woodpeckers Wildlife Rehabilitation Seattle Wildlife 250

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2023

Numerous blog posts have been written about the birds I see every day – you can check out the fruits of our rewilding project in a residential area here and the last time we changed backyard here. Swifts are aplenty, one is likely to see Gray-rumped , Band-rumped , or Short-tailed Swift hunting insects each morning.

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Trinidad Barn Owls Owls Reptiles 246

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

I walked slowly around the tree and then left them to have a quiet day in the park before they go hunting at night. I won’t apologise for another Tawny Frogmouth blog! I didn’t hang around, but took a few photos to capture the Tawny Frogmouth family that has once again bred close to home. Adult and young Tawny Frogmouths.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2011

By the time this blog post goes live Daisy, Desi, and I will be in the Jet Blue terminal at JFK International Airport waiting to board the plane that will whisk us across the country to the land of temperate rain forests, grunge music, overpriced coffee, and Seahawks. Daisy is excited because she loves travel and visiting new places.

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Seattle Rhinoceros Puffins United States 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2012

I reckon that this will keep me busy for at least a year, but one of the project’s most critical aspects has recently led to an interesting insight, which I feel is worth blogging about. The critical aspect is this: I will only find out how many birds I have counted and written down.

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Germany Birds Ducks Feral 232

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2012

Skimming through the myriad of posts in my blog reader yesterday I came across a post from the ever-watchful guys at the Raptor Persecution Scotland blog that left me cold with anger.

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Killing Raised Industry Research 242

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2015

This may not sound like much, but it is really good compared to just a few decades ago, when hunting had significantly reduced its range and overall population. Way back in 1995, on my first trip to Spain, it was almost an outrageous event to see Purple Swamphens in the far north-east of the country.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 20, 2014

En route they will be “birding in nearly every country in mainland North and South America,” and, as they say on their excellent blog , “Our journey is about collecting valuable data on bird species, their status and distribution, current conservation issues, and more along the way. Trips Chiapas guans Horned Guan Mexico'

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Guatemala San Diego Mexico South America 188

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2012

The fact that there are dirt-bike trails, a homeless encampment, and dog-walkers makes it seem unlikely that anyone cares that a couple of birders entered the property but one can’t be too careful (says the guy blogging about the visit).

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New York City Homelessness New York Baltimore 165

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Habitat destruction combined with hunting has pushed them away from their former breeding grounds. Last but not least, the Special Nature Reserve is being managed by the local hunting club – the reserve occupies their hunting ground. I will keep you posted in the part two of this blog. Lots of it.

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Serbia Romania Hungary Hunting 123

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Resident birds, such as this Gray Ghost (Northern Harrier) photographed hunting near Disposal Road one winter by Ron Shields, are well represented, as are migrants and rarities. I was very surprised not to see any reference at all to Jim Wright’s excellent Meadowlands Nature Blog. The Index is adequate, listing species and names.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2012

Well, for starters, a Snail Kite was hunting the marsh for snails: This kite was easily recognizable as an individual by virtue of the fact that it was missing a couple tail feathers. And what did we see?

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Honduras Birds 2009 North America 228

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I probably wrote about it on this blog but it escapes me at the moment. A pair of Greater Ani hunted tirelessly to feed two voracious nestlings. For me as a resident birder in a twin island nation, it’s been many months since my last lifer. The truth is before last Friday I can’t recall what my latest lifer was.

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Trinidad Hunting Rights Birds 162

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 12, 2008

Andrew Revkin writes the Dot Earth blog for the New York Times. You can find his recent post on the current state of whale hunting here. About Dot Earth By 2050 or so, the world population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today.

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Whales Whaling Hunting New York Times 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Now that the odometer on year lists has rolled back to zero, you’re probably eagerly looking forward to beginning the bird hunt anew. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Happy New Year! But take a moment first to appreciate your final sightings of the year gone by.

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2017 Hunting Birds Experience 107

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2012

One of my sisters is pregnant, as is one of my cousins, my boyfriend’s sister, a classmate’s partner… and now, suddenly, this very blog is joining in the chorus of constant baby babble. So lately it seems like I’m just surrounded by baby talk. It’s easy to see why some birds adopt this way of life.

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Eggs Neglecting Adoptable Hunting 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

If you don’t have a blog either give a 100-word description of your Best Bird of the Year in the comments below or email a description to corey AT 10000birds DOT com by 31 December (you can include an image if you want – just make it a maximum of 630 pixels across). She blogged about it here. Sound good? Though Clare K.

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2013 Costa Rica Birds India 171

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2016

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was a Barn Swallow that kept him company in a bird blind while Seaside Sparrows sang and Common Terns hunted in Wildwood, NJ. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Breeders 2016 Hunting Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 12, 2022

This post is picture-heavy because I think it is helpful to see everything, but the blog only supports small images, so larger versions (and even more photos) are on Flickr. Hunting is also prohibited in this area of the refuge. Most people arrive by car, but there is a bus stop nearby, and there is a short trail (perhaps.2

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Portland Oregon Laws Virginia 256

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2020

In this case it is you, the innocent reader who should thank me for not setting the title of this piece to “Just Like Paradise” Not that I have anything personal against David Lee Roth but this isn’t a blog post about something that can be likened to paradise. It is paradise.

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